Abbon, (in Latin Abbo Cernuus, "Abbon the bent or bowed down,") a learned French monk, who flourished about 900.  He wrote a Latin poem on the siege of Paris by the Northmen, (A.D. 885-6.)  Abbon of Fleury, (in Latin, Abbo Floriacensis,) an eminent ecclesiastic of the tenth century, born near Orleans in France.  He was one of the most learned men of his age, and after he was elected Abbot of Fleury showed himself a patron of learning.  He died in 1004. (Universal Pronouncing Dictionary, Thomas, 1901)